
Optimus robots roamed the party after Elon Musk’s Tesla unveiled its robotaxis last month, handing out drinks and chatting with guests. They were also taking pictures of them, as Android servers make for great social media content. The partygoers couldn’t believe their eyes, and they shouldn’t have. The robots were not fully autonomous, but remote-controlled avatars.
This should not have surprised the tech owners. After all, Musk first make it known In Optimus 2021, the humanoid robot who took the stage was a costumed dancer. Indeed, throughout the long history of robots, if one impresses with its intelligence,…